Something's Off

Something is most definitely off with the way the Church has historically engaged with the topic of sex. Most people get some form of the message: “sex is bad and shameful” or “you just need to save it for love.” However, the reality is that our God has created us to be sexual beings; And that God has also given us clear, counter-cultural instructions on how to best engage sex. So, in a hookup culture full of swiping left and right—and not to mention a culture where it’s seen as irresponsible to get married before living together—how do we honor the fact that God has made us sexual while engaging sex in the correct way? Join the conversation to find out what we think.

If you’re looking for more on this community of people who are honest about both the fun and challenging things of life, or if you’re questioning why these people would choose to put Jesus before their own desires when it comes to this topic, check us out at www.renovateftw.org or on Instagram @renovateftw. We'd love to have the opportunity to meet and know you!

Supporting resources cited in this episode:

1. “Key Findings on Marriage and Cohabitation in the US” https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/11/06/key-findings-on-marriage-and-cohabitation-in-the-u-s
2. “The Science of Cohabitation: A Step Toward Marriage, Not a Rebellion” https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/the-science-of-cohabitation-a-step-toward-marriage-not-a-rebellion/284512
3. “So is living together before marriage linked to divorce or what?” https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/10/premarital-cohabitation-divorce/573817

The marriage episode! Because being married solves all of our problems, right? For our final episode this season, we sat down with two married couples and had one of the most honest conversations that spanned the topics of fairness, depression, anxiety, past baggage, sex, and tangled Christmas lights. We discovered that something’s off in marriage, too.

More about this awesome community can be found at www.renovateftw.org or on Instagram @renovateftw.

In this episode we sit down with a few couples to tackle the ups and downs of engagement. We cover everything from conflict resolution, family dynamics, unmet expectations and throwing a wedding during a global pandemic.

More about this awesome community can be found at www.renovateftw.org or on Instagram @renovateftw.

In this episode, we sit down with a few of our college students to talk through hookup culture, expectations vs. reality and how your community can make or break your dating experiences.

Find out more about us at www.renovateftw.org or www.christchapelcollege.org, or on Instagram @renovateftw and @christchapelcollege.

In this episode we talk to some single bros about the pain of rejection, the pressure to know if a person is marriage material, where you take an eternal being created in the image of God to dinner ... and we'll finally answer that question of why amazing, godly girls in the church aren’t getting asked out.

Listen in to this conversation, then find out more about us at www.renovateftw.org or on Instagram @renovateftw.

We kicked off this series by talking to some single women about their fridges full of save-the-dates, people who treat singleness like a disease, and whether or not singleness is actually a gift.

More about this awesome community can be found at www.renovateftw.org or on Instagram @renovateftw.